Assistant Art Director

Guidant Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Burberry in London is seeking an Assistant Art Director to help lead the concepting and execution of brand campaigns, social content, and evolving marketing visuals. Reporting to a Senior AD, you will contribute to research, mood boards, and creative briefs within a dynamic luxury environment.

The role demands strong visual taste, collaboration, and meticulous attention to detail, working with producers and designers to ensure campaign consistency and elevate Burberry’s storytelling.

Qualifications

• Strong conceptual and creative thinking with an eye for luxury aesthetics.
• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Highly organised with ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Interest in fashion, art and wider culture.

Responsibilities

• Support the creative process from research and ideation through concept presentations, on-set delivery and post-production, helping ensure a consistent creative vision throughout.
• Research compelling imagery, photographers and emerging creative talent, bringing fresh perspectives and globally relevant references into creative development.
• Create considered, high-quality presentations that communicate creative concepts clearly and with strong visual storytelling.
• Support image and video post-production, including retouching and cropping, to help deliver polished assets accurately and efficiently.
• Take ownership of smaller creative briefs from development through delivery, including store capture, developing clear capture guidelines and coordinating external collaborators where required.
• Collaborate across the creative team and wider marketing department, managing priorities and deadlines while maintaining awareness of evolving creative, cultural and industry trends.

Skills

Conceptual & creative thinking

Visual judgement

Excellent communication

Organised / project management

Collaborative

Cultural curiosity

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Keynote

Figma

Job description

Department: MARKETING

City: London

Location: GB

INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, our people and culture underpin how we deliver for our customers and our brand. We are building a high‑performance culture that encourages creativity and collaboration, and enables colleagues to do their best work.

Guided by our reimagined purpose, To Embrace the Elements with Open Arms, we bring together diverse perspectives, skills and expertise to create exceptional luxury products and experiences. Our purpose also informs the standards of behaviour we expect, how we lead and how we make decisions across the business.

PURPOSE

The Assistant Art Director is a key contributor to the Art Direction team, responsible for overseeing the strategy and delivery of a wide portfolio of marketing campaigns. Reporting to a Senior AD, the Assistant AD will be largely involved in supporting the concepting and execution of brand content, including campaigns and social. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the luxury aesthetic, be a dynamic researcher, and be passionate about bringing creative ideas to life. Fitting within a wider creative team, the position requires an in-depth understanding of imagery and composition, a meticulous eye for detail and a commitment to ensuring the highest standards of creative execution, as well as an ability to collaborate across creative, production and marketing teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the creative process from research and ideation through concept presentations, on-set delivery and post-production, helping ensure a consistent creative vision throughout.
• Research compelling imagery, photographers and emerging creative talent, bringing fresh perspectives and globally relevant references into creative development.
• Create considered, high-quality presentations that communicate creative concepts clearly and with strong visual storytelling.
• Support image and video post-production, including retouching and cropping, to help deliver polished assets accurately and efficiently.
• Take ownership of smaller creative briefs from development through delivery, including store capture, developing clear capture guidelines and coordinating external collaborators where required.
• Collaborate across the creative team and wider marketing department, managing priorities and deadlines while maintaining awareness of evolving creative, cultural and industry trends.

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Strong conceptual and creative thinking, with excellent visual judgement, communication skills and close attention to detail.
• Proficiency in key creative tools including Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, alongside Keynote, Figma and other relevant creative software.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate creative thinking clearly and create compelling presentations.
• A highly organised approach, with the ability to manage time, workflows and schedules effectively while delivering work to agreed project deadlines.
• A positive and collaborative approach, with the self-motivation to take ownership while working effectively with colleagues and external creative partners.
• Strong cultural curiosity and an appreciation of luxury fashion, with an active awareness of emerging ideas and developments across fashion, art, photography, design and wider contemporary culture.

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

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